A Light That Never Goes Out

Bol

To this day, they were, their fans believe, the best band in the world. Critics and sales figures told a similar story. Yet for all their brilliance and adoration - their famously energetic live shows routinely interrupted by stage invasions - The Smiths were continually plagued by their reticence to play the game, and by the time of 1987's Strangeways Here We Come, they had split. Tony Fletcher's A Light That Never Goes Out - part celebration, part paean - moves from Manchester in the nineteenth-century to the present day to tell the complete story of The Smiths. The product of extensive research and unprecedented access, it will serve to confirm The Smiths as one of the most important and influential rock groups of all time.

Bol Partner

This authoritative, behind-the-scenes book about The Smiths, one of the most respected and storied indie rock bands in music history, vibrantly recreates the story of four working-class kids from a northern English city who changed the music world and the lives of their fans. (This book was previously listed in Forecast.) 40,000 first printing.

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Pages: 292, Paperback, Independently Published